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Today we are pleased to announce the release of the latest version of the Aristotle Metadata Registry to PyPI – version 1.5. This release, possible thanks to the support of Data61, includes a number of new features, usability improvements and bug fixes. This release also includes a new darker default...

Sam and Lauren have both been accepted to present at IASSIST 2017! This is very exciting, since it will be Lauren’s first presentation at a conference. Sam will be representing both Data61 and Aristotle Metadata Registry, with a presentation on how Aristotle and NationalMap have improved the usability of open...

Our mission with the Aristotle Metadata Registry is to help people make sense of information needed to make change possible, and we are always trying to find new ways to do this. A big part of this is making sure information is available to everyone. That’s why we’re introducing a...

Given the size of Microsoft, their reputation in enterprise environments and the growth of Azure as a cloud platform, its fair to say that ignoring Microsoft (and their associated products) in your test scripts will limit the ability for your app to grow. We’ve had a few requests on the...

The latest version of the Aristotle Metadata Registry is now available on Github and the Python Package Manager. This change brings a host of stability changes to improve deployment on Postgres and Elasticsearch, changes to the underlying database architecture to improve metadata analytic querying. It also, includes two new additions...

The idea of the 5 Minute Metadata video series came to be because Sam and I were trying to figure out how we could promote Aristotle and also educate people about metadata. We thought it would be a cool idea to incorporate short videos to achieve this, because when searching...

You have one minute to pitch something is a concept that many people will understand – try not to lose their attention, the timer is counting down and you have to speak quickly. Tonight, Sam and I saw this in action at the “First Wednesday Connect” hosted by the CBR...

In a recent episode of Silicon Valley, main character and developer Richard Hendricks laments that users would love his product if only they understood it. Soon, his investors come to the conclusion that the only people who Richard had test the product were other engineers. More than just a great...

Following on from our usability sessions, we ran a design jam for Aristotle at ThinkPlace in Canberra. Before the jam, I got to watch some feedback videos of the usability sessions that had been conducted a few weeks before. (see the Usability Sessions blog post for more details) During the...

The only way to find out if something is usable is to have people test it out for you, and give you feedback, and that is what we did for Aristotle. We needed people to try out the demo to see if it was actually usable and understandable for someone...

Recently, I had the misfortune of attending hospital for surgery and despite the excellent care on hospital, the experience could have been made worse before I even reached the medical staff. In planning for surgery, I needed to coordinate with four groups, my GP, my specialist, the local health precinct...

After a long time coming, we’re ready to go live with our new site! This is an exciting next step for the Aristotle Metadata Registry that takes us from proof-of-concept/prototype/start-up land into the world of delivering products. Our webpage says it all, but to sum up who we are, we...